| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 1/31/2003 | Numbered by Short Title | LRGC | |
| 2/1/2003 | Bill Distributed | LRGC | |
| 2/3/2003 | Senate/read 1st (Introduced) | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2003 | Numbered | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2003 | Bill Distributed | SSTRUL | |
| 2/6/2003 | Senate/received from LRGC | SSTRUL | |
| 2/10/2003 | Senate/to Standing Committee | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate Comm - Not Considered | SSTJLC | |
| 2/13/2003 | Senate/received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | SSTJLC | |
| 2/17/2003 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | SSTJLC | 4 0 4 |
| 2/18/2003 | Senate/committee report favorable | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/read 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/substitute | S2ND | |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | HCLERK | 27 0 2 |
| 2/24/2003 | Senate/to House with amendments | HCLERK | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Received from Senate | HINTRO | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Read 1st Time (Introduced) | HSTRUL | |
| 2/24/2003 | House Sent to Standing Committee | HSTLAW | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | HSTLAW | |
| 2/26/2003 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | HSTLAW | 9 0 2 |
| 2/27/2003 | House Comm Report Favorable/Amended | HSTLAW | |
| 2/27/2003 | House Read 2nd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2003 | House Under Suspension of the Rules | H3RDSB | |
| 2/28/2003 | House Rules Comm to 3rd Reading Calendar | H3RDSB | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Read 3rd Time | H3RDSB | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Passed 3rd Reading | SSEC | 66 0 9 |
| 3/4/2003 | House Sent to Senate | SSEC | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/received from House | SCURCAL | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/concurs with House amendments | HSPKR | 26 0 3 |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/to House | HSPKR | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Received from Senate | HSPKR | |
| 3/4/2003 | House Signed by Speaker sent Senate | SPRES | |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate/signed by President/ enrolled | LRGCEN | |
| 3/4/2003 | Received from Senate for Enrolling | LRGCEN | |
| 3/11/2003 | Enroll Draft | LRGCEN | |
| 3/12/2003 | Pass Review Forward for Enrolling | SSEC | |
| 3/13/2003 | Senate/to Governor | EGOV | |
| 3/15/2003 | Governor Signed | LTGOV |